Eenie meenie miney moe

I had taught Elijah "Eenie meenie miney moe" a while ago as we were choosing something. Since then, he memorized it and loves repeating it. Of course, his older cousins Jeshua and Seth were eager to share their versions of "eenie meenie miney moe" and repeated them to Elijah. He thought his cousins were so funny! Here's a video of Seth saying his version and Elijah and Mila having a great laugh! So cute.

"Eenie meenie miney moe, catch a tiger by the toe. If he hollers let him go, eenie meenie miney moe."

Seth's version: "Eenie meenie miney moe, catch a tiger by the toe. If he hollers, I don't care, I'll pull down your underwear."

International Traveler

Elijah has become quite the international traveler. We are so grateful that he travels so well. Our trip back to the States from India was pretty uneventful. I think with a toddler, I prefer to have multiple stops so that he can walk around and move about rather than be stuck in a plane for a long time. We had a layover in Bangkok, then a stop in Malaysia, and then another transfer in Taiwan. Thankfully, he slept most of the time during our longest flight (12 hours) from Taiwan to Los Angeles. Here is a video of Elijah at the airport.

Twinkle Twinkle

He loves to sing "Twinkle twinkle little star...." My favorite line of his is "Up buh buh buh world so high..."

Elijah's done this a few times now, and we finally caught it on video. Wait for the flourish at the end.

My God is So Great....

A couple of weeks ago, Elijah learned the hand motion to the song, "My God is so great..." He loves to sing and do the motions to this song. Sorry that the video quality is so bad but it's from my phone...

Ring Around a Rosie

You have to see the look on his face when the three of us (Daddy, mommy, and Elijah) play this game together--a sheer joy, happiness, and pleasure. I love playing it, especially the three of us together because I get to see that joy on Elijah's face.

A couple of days ago, I saw him spinning around on his own in the room, playing "ring around a rosie." So, I told him that he can also play the game with Babar and boy, was he excited! I videotaped him playing and it is one of the cutest videos I have.... Oh, Elijah, you bring so much laughter in our lives.

Happy Birthday, Elijah!

Our sweet and energetic son turned one year old today! Here's a video of Elijah's birthday celebration. We have been tutoring at a learning center for at risk kids three days a week. The organization we connected with works with street kids in Kathmandu. Although we have been in Nepal for longer stretches of time for language study in the past, we have never stayed in Kathmandu for more than a week. Since we didn't have family or close friends to celebrate Elijah's big day, we decided to celebrate with the kids at the learning center. What joy it was to celebrate with them and bring laughter and fun on this special day. May you, Elijah be the bearer of joy of God wherever you go.

Happy Birthday Elijah! We are so proud of you and we love you so much!

Mars and Venus Already?

I found this video particularly funny. This little girl is only two months older than Elijah. They have recently begun "playing" together. Isn't it funny how you can already see in this video some of the male/female dynamics? She seems much more interested in the "relational" side of their exchange while Elijah seems only interested in the container itself. ;) Mars and Venus already?

Singing Hosana

I'm not sure what language Elijah is singing in, but we love having him sing along with us these days.

ps: Please excuse my "child-like, high pitch" singing voice. :) Hopefully, it won't be too painful to listen to.

Prelude to the Chase

New Developments

Today, he figured out how to get himself into a sitting position on his own from lying on his tummy. I went in to check up on him after a few minutes of crying (doing the Ferber method for sleep training) and he was sitting up and crying. He did it once in the late afternoon...so I guess he has figured it out. (BTW, he went down to sleep after 7 minutes of crying and screaming his head off.)

Also, he is starting to transition from the "commando" crawl to a regular crawl, where he is pushing himself up and kneeling. He has been also wanting to stand up more. I wonder if Elijah is going to be an early walker or whether he would just crawl for a long time because he likes being able to move around that way....

Here's a video of him crawling. The quality is not that great and I didn't do a good job of videotaping, but I hope you enjoy it!! :)

Elijah Exploring His World

He is so inquisitive....I have so much fun watching him.

Video of Elijah Crawling

He is seven months old today! He is a bundle of joy and keeps us ever so entertained and busy (and sometimes tired too)! Here is a video of our son doing the "military crawl." Enjoy!!!